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By: Lique
20-12-2011
Life ni Lique

I got home early today because my cabmate is going home to Samar this 4:00AM morning. And since my bed doesn’t call me yet for sleep, I think I’ll be starting this 100 things that happened to me this year…

  1. I spent a weekend at Bora with officemates.
  2. First time being left by a plane.
  3. After 3 weeks, I went to Cebu to chill, hotel check in, sky adventure and tour galore.
  4. We went to Marinduque without prior plans on a Holy Week season.
  5. This year was the most frequent already in my lifetime – 2 for the win – visit of myself to Marinduque – my mom’s mother died.
  6. The first time I attended a burial.
  7. The De Leon Clan celebrated a Thanksgiving for my Lolo’s survival against stroke.
  8. This year is my most inactive year in blogging.
  9. This year was the go live of the new KKBMovement.org’s site.
  10. This year was when blogs.kkbmovement.org was launched.
  11. This year was when I got promoted to a Senior Programmer. But please note that I am not a programmer. I am  a Support Analyst. :)
  12. I experienced my first camping experience at Anawangin.
  13. Watched Planetshakers Live.
  14. I had my two impacted wisdom teeth extracted.
  15. I got shingles!
  16. Experienced Hot Air Balloon Festival at Clark Pampanga.
  17. Finally experienced reunion with Highschool classmates. Mabuti pa ang biglaan, natutuloy. Ang planado, hindi.
  18. Finished reading The Shack – the first fictional book I’ve finished reading from cover to cover for the first time.
  19. Finished Dear John
  20. Finished A Night at Chateau Mormont
  21. Started  Tuesdays with Morrie(unfinished)
  22. Booked a flight to CDO but never went there.
  23. Booked a flight to Dumaguete but will not be going there anymore as it was in a state of calamity.
  24. Was nominated and awarded a People Developer Award within the Project
  25. Was awarded an Above and Beyond Award
  26. Added an item in my Most Embarrassing Moments when I lost my voice a.k.a pumiyok 2x during a presentation in front of a 300 pax project
  27. First Time at Eco Park – Creative Arts Network Team Building.
  28. Bought an ITouch 4G
  29. Bought a Nikon D5100 DSLR
  30. Had my phone (with 5000 inbox) reformatted.
  31. Joined Greentennial Run in February
  32. Joined Run For Pasig in November
  33. Joined Milo Run in December
  34. Bought my first Running shoes
  35. My brother David graduated in May.
  36. 3 from our team resigned this year
  37. First time I ever asked my crush to have a picture taken with him.
  38. Saw my favorite Tita Glo after 5 long years.
  39. Attended JIL’s 33rd Anniversary.
  40. First time to see PNoy Live
  41. Went to Zambales for Summer Outing and missed Switchfoot Concert.
  42. Went to Pangasinan for our team’s team building and missed SAVED Festival.
  43. I wanted to learn guitar and included it in my new year’s wish list. it’s already december and I still cant play a single song.
  44. My white Gigabyte laptop(second) which I bought during my last term for my CAPROJ2  died last October.
  45. I recovered my old Acer Laptop’s HDD, bought and enclosure and had an instance external drive.
  46. I ended my bond in October. We’re free!
  47. Spent some Sundays in Victory.
  48. Marathoned My Girlfriend is a Gumiho
  49. Marathoned The Secret Garden
  50. Marathoned The Big Bang Theory
  51. Marathoned A Cinderella Story
  52. Marathoned HeartStrings
  53. Watched Harry Potter Book 7 Part 2 for Free(SAP Free Movie Nights)
  54. Watched Pasinaya 2011
  55. I was not a fan but this  year I had my most intake of chocolates in my lifetime
  56. I learned how to drink hot tea in office.
  57. Played CATS the musical and won second place.
  58. First time to be in Tacsiyapo, Tarlac.
  59. I bought a pair of red shoes
  60. Friendster’s Profile officially bid goodbye and I have not backed up my files.
  61. Adored Pshone Mario Maurer much!
  62. Moved to an apartment
  63. Bought a cabinet for our apartment out of my precious salary!
  64. Was on duty on November 1
  65. Was working on January 1 and New Year On Call
  66. Received my first check of dividend payout worth 1.something dollars.
  67. I logged my first whole day Sick Leave
  68. Was sick for 4 days and was diagnosed for possible Dengue but the tests never went positive.
  69. Bought Christmas gifts for my team mates!
  70. Bought Christmas gifts for all my cousins.
  71. The year when I finally appreciated the deductions paid to Maxicare.
  72. The first time I visited again Makati Medical Center in 5 years.
  73. I went to an EENT to have my throat/vocal chords checked.
  74. 224 Twitter followers as of this writing.
  75. Published an article about the Summer Outing for the Project’s internal newsletter.
  76. Finally got a  Starbucks Tumblr from a Christmas Party.
  77. Had my card overlimit.
  78. Got my permanent mobile number via Globe Unli Plan
  79. Was working on my birthday
  80. Eat All you can at a Chinese Resto with EK Team
  81. Finally joined a small group
  82. I had my discipler.
  83. Got a new pair of earphones.
  84. Accumulated 25000 page views on this blog.
  85. My basketball team mates visited our house at Batangas.
  86. Movie marathon sessions: 1 at my place and 1 at my officemate’s place
  87. Claimed 2 sets of worth 3000 Gift Certificates from MyLearning.
  88. Spent Birthday Shopping for my Brother David @ SM Lipa.
  89. Bought a Coffee Maker using a GC!
  90. Created an account in Foursquare, Instagram, Picplz,  Wattpad , etc.
  91. Thankful for a supportive and bonded family.
  92. Thankful for a brilliant yet witty and wacky SAP FiCo Team.
  93. Thankful I am in Project Keystone-Unilever.
  94. Thankful I am learning everyday.
  95. Thankful because I’ve increased my tithes contribution at church within the year.
  96. Thankful that I can overcome every challenge I face.
  97. Thankful for my college friends(EK Team) whom I can still get in touch with.
  98. Thankful for all the people that comes my way.
  99. Thankful for all the achievements this year.
  100. Thankful for all the blessings.
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Unposted

By: Lique
28-11-2011
Life ni Lique

Papaabutin ko sana January 14 ito. Para sana saktong anim na buwan. 6 months? 6 months na pala yun. O hindi ba dapat, 6 months na pala yun!

Sobrang dami lang nangyayari. Eh sa kagolfishan ko, for sure, hindi ko maaalala lahat. Ang tanong, kelangan ba maalala lahat?

Decisions. Consequences. Current situations. Gustuhin ko man huminigi ng counsel ngayon, parang maguguluhan at maiinis lang sya sakin kasi for sure magiging malabo akong kausap.

Buti na lang nakaget over na ko sa Student turned Employee este Professional ko.

Yun lang. Naiisip ko talaga, para bang nagiging ibang tao na ko. LOL. Some aspects for the better, but some things for the worse.

Halo Halo. Akalain mo yun? Work pa lang, super pre-occupied na utak ko.

Hayy Accenture. I always think of you. 1 moment I’m engaged and inspired. 1 moment I’m not. And it runs a full cycle, eh? Have actually run several cycles already!

And maybe if I could blog them all. I’ll be ok. Because on times like these, I could just read them.. and make myself feel better.

P.S. I really need a new layout and design.

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The Painful Rashes

By: Lique
05-06-2011
Life ni Lique

If you try to search “shingles” in Google, the first five hits will tell you that:

  • its medical term is “Herpes Zoster”.
  • it’s a viral disease
  • it’s a very common painful, blistering viral rash
  • it’s a contagious rash

shingles

This which I got last Sunday. It was indeed a rash which appeared at the lower part of  my back.  At first we thought it was just a common rash possibly caused by any of the following: 1)too tight pants and belt(haha) 2) after-effect of too much sun exposure or 3) hot weather.

After 2 nights, it was still there. And the succeeding days, it’s becoming painful and small blisters are coming out.

I finally went to the hospital for consultation and the doctor said it was shingles.

How do you get shingles? The doctor said, shingles is a reactivation of the chicken pox virus. “Just imagine, you’ve had chicken pox when you were a child, after you’ve recovered, the chicken pox virus stayed and became dormant in your body, probably in your spinal column, and then it waited for a time that your body has a low resistance and the chicken virus attacked again your body as shingles.

So in short, I’ve had my lowest body resistance on the past weeks??

Now since it’s “contagious” and that those who have not had chicken pox and has a low body resistance could get chicken pox from me, I was advised to take a rest for a week! *wink*

But since that’s not exactly possible, I’m Working From Home starting tomorrow Monday until the shingles in my back heals :)

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Of Stomach Pains and Wisdom Tooth

By: Lique
25-03-2011
Life ni Lique

Finally, I had my two lower wisdom teeth extracted.

Yesterday at the clinic:
Doctor: Anung papacheck mo?
Me: Ah, yung impacted tooth ko pa, naadvise po before na pabunot.. ipapacheck ko po sana kase sumasakit po sya from time to time.
Doctor: Kelan sya huling sumakit?
Me: Last week po.
Doctor checking…
Doctor: This should be treated as an emergency case.
Me: ooh o-k.

I was supposed to have the operation immediately yesterday(Thursday). It’s just that of so many days, I had the most unusual stomach pain of all time. Sabi ba naman ng dentist, “Baka naman stressed ka?” Hindi ko nasagot, “Eh, bakitngayun lang po sumakit yung tyan ko?” Instead, I told the dentist that i’ll come back the next day at pakikiramdaman ko muna yung tyan ko.

I thought I was gonna be fearless but just before the operation, nag chichill yung katawan ko! Kinakabahan? As I said before, I have a very large tolerance with physical pain but today.. I was wrong. Umiiyak ako nung tinatanggal na yung lower right impacted…to the extent na pinapakalma na ako nung dentist. Although may anesthesia pero I felt force and pressure against my jaw na masakit na pinaiyak ako. Siguro naiyak ako kase nararamdaman ko yung pressure at kung partida na may anesthesia, pano pa kaya kung mawawala na yung epekto nya. The operation almost took an hour and my dentist told me to take easy on my food and brushing as I had many stitches.

My jaw and mouth still both numb 3 hours after the operation. I still can’t control my lower lip that that I seem like a kid who do not know how to drink. The numbness feel awkward that I feel my lips are fuller than ever.

It would definitely much comfortable now that both wisdom teeth are gone. Thank you Daddy for taking charge with my a-month-worth-salary bill. I hope to repay you soon!

I just hope when the effect of the anesthesia is gone, the pain will be bearable!

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To Study or Not to Study?

By: Lique
17-02-2011
DLS-CSB, Life ni Lique

AKIC CSB hotel

I was searching CSB’s site to check if they offer short courses for Culinary and it seemed YES! My younger brother is on his last sem until this March and we’re planning on what would be next for him. Taking Culinary Arts is on top of the list and good thing CSB is offering it. The details I need to check tomorrow.

The Certificate in Culinary Arts (CiCA) program is offered in consortium with the Center for Asian Culinary Studies. A well-designed module for aspiring Chefs, Entrepreneurs and Restaurateurs who need accelerated training and education. The program combines culinary theories, latest trends in the industry, practical training and application in the DLS-CSB School of HRIM’s state-of-the-art facilities under the supervision of certified trainers, professionals and industry practitioners.

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Which is which?

By: Lique
13-02-2011
Life ni Lique

PLDT myDSL is being annoying already. For the past 2 weeks, it has not improved its speed.

We’re supposed to switch to CABLE LINK Broadband which is apparently ready to install in our new apartment. Just that on that day that I’m about to call PLDT and cancel that whole thing, the lobby called and said that PLDT is waiting downstairs.

PLDT speed

go to speedtest.net to check your internet speed

Right. So I have no choice but to go with PLDT again. But since PLDT is being very customer satisfying right now(sarcastic), 160 Kbps for upload and 330 kbps for download(pretty much what we’re currently subscribed) pero bakit ang bagal pa rin.  I think we’re gonna switch to CABLE Link 1MBps for P999.

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It’s Book Reading Time

By: Lique
03-02-2011
Life ni Lique

I dropped by the National Book Store to finally use the Gift Check worth P500 I got from our [Office] Startgroup Kris Kringle last December. First I dropped by the novels and fiction section. Found a lot of Nicholas Sparks’ Books, undecided among Dear John, The Notebook and The Last Song but eventually picked Dear John as advised by my office mate.

business and investing

Few shelves away, I dropped by the Business and Investing Section. I found this book which I wanted to include in my basket. I was thinking if I will buy it over Joey Concepcion’s 55 Inspiring Stories of Successful Women. I browsed this book 21 Steps on how to Start your own business.. and found it interesting and helpful though I’ve picked the first one instead (Succes Stories) since the I planned to only use the GC only.

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Fun for Run

By: Lique
02-02-2011
DLS-CSB, Events, Life ni Lique, Work

greentennial runI was in the middle of the run.. then there was functional check. For the Win!

January 23 was the Greentennial Run Day and of all days, I was assigned on-call for the weekend system outage. The scheduled Functional Check was 23:00 UK Time which is 7:00 AM here in Manila. It was already Friday when I finally realized that I had a run and a functional check happening at the same time.

Hindi ko na makahirit ng replacement kase late ko na nga narealize ang mga bagay bagay. 5:45 AM nagstart yung cue for the 5K Run. Around 5:50, meron nang nagtext! Hahaha. Kelangan na daw mag-online. Sabi ko 15 minutes. Makatakbo naman ako ng malayo layo. I told myself, bahala na. Itakbo na lang to.  After 15 minutes, I decided to leave and go straight to office. Ang problema,walang taxi! Sarado yung kalsada diba. Haha. So since wala na rin choice. Takbo pa rin ng takbo.

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